About Alex Evangelista

is passionate, an immigrant, and a devoted Christian who desires to bridge the gap between the academy and the Church. He recently completed a formative church internship experience in Aberdeen, Scotland before returning to complete his M.Div. at Princeton Theological Seminary. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Biblical Studies from Azusa Pacific University.

Learning to be an advocate for women is difficult when you have to unlearn years of a complementarian mentality, male privilege and the effect of centuries of patriarchy.

But I believe this is what we are called to pursue.

This has been my journey. Sometimes I think it has been difficult, but what is more difficult is seeing how women are being oppressed. Every man needs to face the messiness of what it means to be egalitarian, regardless of how uncomfortable or challenging it may be.

While at times I identify myself as egalitarian, sometimes it is more useful to say I’m a recovering sexist/complementarian/patriarchist. This reminds me I’m always on a journey in pursuing equality – not only because it means liberation for women from oppressive structures, but also because it means liberation for me.

So here I share a few things I have learned in my journey about being an advocate for women.